Golfers raise $14,775 for scholarship fund
The TLMI Scholarship Golf Challenge, held at Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club in Illinois, USA, raised $14,775 this year. The event, sponsored by Labelexpo, has raised $71,385 in the past six years.
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Six North American companies that serve the package converting and printing industry have formed a group called the Brand Protection Alliance Inc. (BPA). The group’s purpose is to serve as a resource for brand owners “in the design, devel…
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A new special industry group, the Western Flexo and Label Association (WFLA), focusing on the needs of the label converter and flexographic printer has been formed. At an October meeting, the WFLA, formerly the Northern California Label Manufacturer'…
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Tailored Solutions gives software to college
Tailored Solutions, the producer of Label Traxx print business management software for narrow web flexo converters, has donated a copy of its software package to the Waukesha County Technical College, loc…
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AVT registers gains
in first half of 2005
Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. (AVT) has announced records in revenues, margins and profitability for the second quarter and the first six months of 2005.
The company, based in Hod-Hasharon, Israel, is li…
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Flexo Trade School holds grand opening
To celebrate its relocation to a new 12,000 square foot location in Fort Mill, SC, USA, the Flexographic Trade School (FTS) will hold a grand opening on October 11. Fort Mill is located just outside Charlotte,…
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New quality program
is unveiled by GiDue
Buoyed by rapid growth in the narrow web label and packaging sector, GiDue has restructured its manufacturing operation and created the Athena Quality Programme, named after the Greek goddess of wisdom. GiDu…
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Water Ink Technologies, an ink manufacturer headquartered in Lincolnton, NC, USA, has been presented by the Lincoln Economic Development Association with its Milestone Award. The award, presented by the county, recognizes the company’s 20-year…
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UPM to sell Loparex
to international bank
UPM has announced its intention to sell the Loparex Group, a member of UPM’s Converting Division, to an investment company belonging to ABN AMRO Capital Group. The transaction is expected to be concl…
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SunJet establishes plant in North America
SunJet, the digital division of Sun Chemical and a supplier of inkjet inks, has established a manufacturing and technical support facility in Amelia, OH, USA.
The plant has the capability to produce water,…
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MPS names distributor for Latin America
MPS Systems, of Didam, the Netherlands, has announced the appointment of ProFlexo International Ltd. as its distributor for Latin America and the Caribbean.
ProFlexo is managed by Jaime Dagnino. MPS, a six-ye…
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Rafsec RFID production now under way in USA
UPM Rafsec, an RFID tag manufacturer and member of UPM Group, has announced that its newly developed manufacturing technology for the mass production of RFID tags is now in use in the company’s facil…
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